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Expertise in surgical correction of congenital malformations favourably influences the perinatal management of prenatally diagnosed anomalies. Inclusion of a paediatric surgeon in the multidisciplinary team during fetal counselling of structural anomalies has influenced the site of delivery for immediate postnatal treatment, altered the mode of delivery to prevent obstructed labour or haemorrhage and encouraged early delivery to prevent ongoing fetal organ damage. Furthermore, the inclusion of a paediatric surgeon has encouraged treatment in utero to prevent, minimise or reverse fetal organ injury, as a result of a structural defect.
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Lakhoo, K., Black, R. (2023). Fetal Counselling for Surgical Congenital Malformations. In: Puri, P., Höllwarth, M.E. (eds) Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81488-5_2
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